hello i'm using xamtile in xamtilemanager 9X9
I want xamtile to automatically resize
<picture 1> xaml
<ig:NormalModeSettings HorizontalTileAreaAlignment="Stretch" VerticalTileAreaAlignment="Stretch" TileLayoutOrder="Horizontal" AllowTileDragging="Swap" AllowTileSizing="No"> <ig:NormalModeSettings.TileConstraints> <ig:TileConstraints PreferredHeight="1" PreferredWidth="300"/> </ig:NormalModeSettings.TileConstraints> </ig:NormalModeSettings>
<picture 2>
<ig:NormalModeSettings HorizontalTileAreaAlignment="Stretch" VerticalTileAreaAlignment="Stretch" TileLayoutOrder="Horizontal" AllowTileDragging="Swap" AllowTileSizing="No"><ig:NormalModeSettings.TileConstraints><ig:TileConstraints PreferredHeight="1" PreferredWidth="400"/></ig:NormalModeSettings.TileConstraints></ig:NormalModeSettings>
I want to use <ig:TileConstraints PreferredHeight="auto" PreferredWidth="auto"/> but auto is can't.
In addition, binding to PreferredHeight and Preferredwidth is not possible.
Is there any way to automatically align the xamtile without specifying the size?
sorry 9x9 is 3x3. The reason I need autosize is that I also need 4x4 = 16xamtile. However, if you apply <ig:TileConstraints PreferredHeight="1" PreferredWidth="400"/> to 4x4, the alignment is not done.
<ig:XamTileManager.NormalModeSettings> <ig:NormalModeSettings MaxColumns="2" MaxRows="2" HorizontalTileAreaAlignment="Stretch" VerticalTileAreaAlignment="Stretch" TileLayoutOrder="Horizontal" AllowTileDragging="Swap" AllowTileSizing="No"> <ig:NormalModeSettings.TileConstraints> <ig:TileConstraints PreferredHeight="1" PreferredWidth="1"/> </ig:NormalModeSettings.TileConstraints> </ig:NormalModeSettings> </ig:XamTileManager.NormalModeSettings>
MaxColumns 2, MaxRows 2 = 4tiles
MaxColumns 3, MaxRows 3 = 9tiles
MaxColumns 4, MaxRows 4 = 16tiles
I think I've found a way, but it's not perfect. In my opinion, if can control MaxColumns and MaxRows with a Binding, it will work perfectly. Can I bind this?
Hello Kim,
Unfortunately, the properties of NormalModeSettings are not bindable because the NormalModeSettings object is not a visual or FrameworkElement and as such does not expose a DataContext so it cannot be directly bound. If you bring in a resource to bind to, you can bind it though. For example, if you brought in a resource with an x:Key of “resource” that had a MaxRows property to control this, you could use the following:
<ig:NormalModeSettings MaxRows="{Binding Source={StaticResource resource}, Path=MaxRows}" />
It may be worth noting though, that the NormalModeSettings property can be bound since that is on the XamTileManager, which is a visual / FrameworkElement. So, if you stored a property containing a NormalModeSettings object, you could bind that instead.
Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns on this matter.
It has been a good guide for me. thank you!